Baby Cakes
Childhood
Teenager
Adulting
Fathering
100

What city was dad born in?

What is Phoenix?

100

True or False: Dad lived in more than one house growing up.

False

100

True or False: Dad got to go on dates with just his mom and dad

True

100

Where did Dad want to go and where did he end up going on his mission?

Anywhere not cold and Alaska

100

What city did Dad buy his first house in?

McKinney

200
Where did he fall in the order of siblings?

Last of 7

200

What was Dad's favorite action figure/cartoon character?

TMNT. Bonus: What did Ruth tease him about with this?

200

Where would dad ride to on a bike with his friends?

The buffet (chinese?)

200

Where did Dad go to college?

BYU

200

Name 5 things Dad built in this house.

Desk, benches, mom and dad bed, doll house, murphy desk.

300

What was his favorite breakfast?

ANY cold cereal

300
What was the name of Dad's dog?

What is Cinder.

300

What was stolen while Dad was working at McDonald's?

His bike that was locked up!

300

What degree did Dad graduate with?

Masters in Electrical Engineering

300

Name 3 of Dad's hobbies

jujitsu, puzzles, soundtracks, researching things, reading.

400
At what age did Dad start walking?

Mark started walking at 10 months. One day he toddler to the family room with a 8 inch fish fillet knife pointed up under his chin. He had opened the kitchen drawer and grabbed it. I was glad there was no blood.

400

How did Mark help his mom when she taught seminary?

Each year he would dress up as a person from that book of scripture (Book of Mormon- Nephi, D & C- Samuel Smith- the 1st missionary in the Church, OT-  Joseph of Egypt, NT- John the Baptist and had locusts to eat) and then he would talk like he was that person.

400
How many car accidents did Dad have before he left on his mission?

2

400

What city did dad move to for his first job after college?

Tuscon 

400

If Dad gets to have a free day, how would he choose to spend it?

sleep in, video games, play with kids

500

Why did some kids at church call Dad a unicorn when he was a baby?

He had a hemangioma- a cluster of blood vessels on his forehead- it was a HUGE bump.  If it opened and bled, he could bleed to death.

500

What letter did dad dress up for in kindergarten?

What is the letter J? 

500

What jobs did Dad have before college? (3)

Filing papers for an office, McDonald's, tech support for the school district.

500

What marathon did Dad run?

St. George

500

What vacation does Dad really, really want to take with mom?

A cruise! or a train ride thru Germany to see castles and eat cheese.